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Taiwan remains Asia’s “most dangerous” issue, former Singaporean diplomat warns

From South China Morning Post · () English

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  • Former Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani warned that Taiwan remains Asia’s most dangerous flashpoint.
  • Speaking at the Penang Peace Dialogue in Malaysia, he said Asia remains affected by “mental colonisation” despite representing more than half the world’s population.

Taiwan remains Asia’s most dangerous flashpoint, veteran Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani warned at the inaugural Penang Peace Dialogue in Malaysia.

Mahbubani, a former president of the UN Security Council, also argued that Asia remains constrained by what he called “mental colonisation,” despite the region accounting for more than half of the global population.

“The big mistake that Asians made after the end of colonial rule [is assuming] that the end of physical colonisation would automatically mean the end of mental colonisation,” he said.

The big mistake that Asians made after the end of colonial rule [is assuming] that the end of physical colonisation would automatically mean the end of mental colonisation.

· Kishore MahbubaniThe veteran Singaporean diplomat was discussing Asia’s continuing political and intellectual dependence after colonial rule.
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